All kinds of public meetings, processions and rallies have been banned under section 144 in Quetta. The district administration also issued a notification to this effect. The district administration also set up containers for an indefinite period on the roads entering and leaving the city of Quetta including Hazar Ganji, Lakpass, Maghrib Bypass and Sibi Road. Meanwhile, security has been put on high alert throughout the city, district administration said.